CBSE Board Exam Paper Class 10 Maths Term-1 2021 was held on 4th December 2021. There were four sets released by the CBSE Board: 2 for Standard and 2 for Basic with their unique codes. The exam was held offline, and applicants were expected to fill out OMR sheets. Students who took the CBSE Board Exam Paper Class 10 exam can access the questions and answer keys for Standard Set 4 – code 030/1/4 in this blog post. Links for the answer key to the other 3 sets are given below.
Section A – 2021 Class 10 Board Exam Paper
Q1. The exponent of 5 in the prime factorization of 3750 is
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 6
Correct Answer: (b) 4
Q2. The graph of a polynomial P(x) cuts the x-axis at 3 points and touches it at 2 other points. The number of zeroes of P(x) is
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 5
Correct Answer: (d) 5
Q3. The values of x and y satisfying the two equations 32x + 33y = 34, 33x + 32y = 31 respectively are:
(a) -1, 2
(b) -1, 4
(c) 1, -2
(d) -1, -4
Correct Answer: (a) -1, 2
Q4. If A(3, √3), B(0, 0), and C(3, k) are the three vertices of an equilateral triangle ABC, then the value of k is
(a) 2
(b) -3
(c) -√3
(d) -√2
Correct Answer: (c) -√3
Q5. In figure, DE || BC, AD = 2 cm and BD = 3 cm, then ar(△ABC): ar(△ADE) is equal to
(a) 4 : 25
(b) 2 : 3
(c) 9 : 4
(d) 25 : 4
Correct Answer: (d) 25 : 4
Q6. If cot(θ) =
(a) 1
(b)
(c)
(d)
Correct Answer: (d)
Q7. The area of a quadrant of a circle where the circumference of circle is 176 m, is
(a) 2464 m square
(b) 1232 m square
(c) 616 m square
(d) 308 m square
Correct Answer: (c) 616 m square
Q8. For an event E, P(E) + P(Ē) = x, then the value of x³ – 3 is
(a) -2
(b) 2
(c) 1
(d) -1
Correct Answer: (a) -2
Q9. What is the greatest possible speed at which a girl can walk 95 m and 171 m in an exact number of minutes?
(a) 17 m/min
(b) 19 m/min
(c) 23 m/min
(d) 13 m/min
Correct Answer: (b) 19 m/min
Q10. In figure, the graph of a polynomial P(x) is shown. The number of zeroes of P(x) is
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
Correct Answer: 3
Q11. Two lines are given to be parallel. The equation of one of the lines is 3x – 2y = 5. The equation of the second line can be
(a) 9x + 8y = 7
(b) -12x – 8y = 7
(c) -12x + 8y = 7
(d) 12x + 8y = 7
Correct Answer: (c) -12x + 8y = 7
Q12. Three vertices of a parallelogram ABCD are A(1, 4), B(-2, 3) and C(5,8). The ordinate of the fourth vertex D is
(a) 8
(b) 9
(c) 7
(d) 6
Correct Answer: (b) 9
Q13. In △ABC and △DEF, ∠F = ∠C, ∠B = ∠E and AB =
(a) Congruent, but not similar
(b) Similar, but not congruent
(c) Neither congruent nor similar
(d) Congruent as well as similar
Correct Answer: (b) Similar, but not congruent
Q14. In △ABC right angled at B, sin A =
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Correct Answer: (a)
Q15. The minute hand of a clock is 84 cm long. The distance covered by the tip of the minute hand from 10:10 am to 10:25 am is
(a) 44 cm
(b) 88 cm
(c) 132 cm
(d) 176 cm
Correct Answer: (c) 132 cm
Q16. The probability that the drawn card from a pack of 52 cards is neither an ace nor a spade is
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Correct Answer: (a)
Q17. Three alarm clocks ring their alarms at regular intervals of 20 min, 25 min and 30 min respectively. If they first beep together at 12 noon, at what time will they beep again for the first time?
(a) 4:00 pm
(b) 4:30 pm
(c) 5:00 pm
(d) 5:30 pm
Correct Answer: (c) 5:00 pm
Q18. A quadratic polynomial, the product and sum of whose zeroes are 5 and 8 respectively is-
(a) k [x² – 8x + 5]
(b) k [x² + 8x + 5]
(c) k [x² – 5x + 8]
(d) k [x²+ 5x + 8]
Correct Answer: (a) k [x²- 8x + 5]
Q19. Points A (-1, y) and B(5, 7) lie on a circle with centre 0 (2, -3y). The values of y are
(a) 1, -7
(b) -1, 7
(c) 2, 7
(d) -2, -7
Correct Answer: (b) -1, 7
Q20. Given that sec θ = √2, value of
(a) 2√2
(b) √2
(c) 3√2
(d) 2
Correct Answer: (a) 2√2
Section-B | 2021 CBSE Class 10 Board Exam Paper
Q21. The greatest number which when divides 1251, 9377 and 15628 leaves remainder 1, 2 and 3 respectively is
(a) 575
(b) 450
(c) 750
(d) 625
Correct Answer: (d) 625
Q22. Which of the following cannot be the probability of an event?
(a) 0.01
(b) 3%
(c)
(d)
Correct Answer: (d)
Q23. The diameter of a car wheel is 42 cm. The number of complete revolutions it will make in moving 132 km is
(a) 104
(b) 105
(c) 106
(d) 103
Correct Answer: (b) 105
Q24. If θ is an acute angle and tan θ + cot θ = 2, then the value of sin³θ + cos³θ is
(a) 1
(b)
(c)
(d) √2
Correct Answer: (c)
Q25. The ratio in which the line 3x + y – 9 = 0 divides the line segment joining the points (1, 3) and (2, 7) is
(a) 3 : 2
(b) 2 : 3
(c) 3 : 4
(d) 4 : 3
Correct Answer: (c) 3 : 4
Q26. If x – 1 is a factor of the polynomial p(x) = x3 + ax2 + 2b and a + b = 4, then
(a) a = 5, b = –1
(b) a = 9, b = –5
(c) a = 7, b = –3
(d) a = 3, b = 1
Correct Answer: (b) a = 9, b = –5
Q27. If a and b are two coprime numbers, then a3 and b3 are
(a) Coprime
(b) Not coprime
(c) Even
(d) Odd
Correct Answer: (a) Coprime
Q28. The area of a square that can be inscribed in a circle of area
(a) 321 cm2
(b) 642 cm2
(c) 128 cm2
(d) 256 cm2
Correct Answer: (c) 128 cm2
Q29. If A (4, –2), B(7, – 2) and C(7, 9) are the vertices of a △ABC, then △ABC is
(a) equilateral triangle
(b) isosceles triangle
(c) right-angled triangle
(d) isosceles right-angled triangle
Correct Answer: (c) right-angled triangle
Q30. If α, β are the zeros of the quadratic polynomial p(x) = x2 – (k + 6)x + 2(2k – 1), then the value of k, if α+ β =
(a) –7
(b) 7
(c) –3
(d) 3
Correct Answer: (b) 7
Q31. If n is a natural number, then 2(5n + 6n) always ends with
(a) 1
(b) 4
(c) 3
(d) 2
Correct Answer: (d) 2
Q32. The line segment joining the points P(–3, 2) and Q(5, 7) is divided by the y-axis in the ratio
(a) 3 : 1
(b) 3 : 4
(c) 3 : 2
(d) 3 : 5
Correct Answer: (d) 3 : 5
Q33. If a cot θ + b cosec θ = p and b cot θ + a cosec θ = q, then pn – qn =
(a) a2 – b2
(b) b2 – a2
(c) a2 + b2
(d) b – a
Correct Answer: (b) b2 – a2
Q34. If the perimeter of a circle is half to that of a square, then the ratio of the area of the circle to the area of the square is
(a) 22 : 7
(b) 11 : 7
(c) 7 : 11
(d) 7 : 22
Correct Answer: (d) 7 : 22
Q35. A dice is rolled twice. The probability that 5 will not come up either time is
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Correct Answer: (d)
Q36. The LCM of two numbers is 2400. Which of the following CANNOT be their HCF?
(a) 300
(b) 400
(c) 500
(d) 600
Correct Answer: (c) 500
Q37. In fig., PA, QB and RC are each perpendicular to AC. If x = 8 cm and z = 6 cm, then y is equal to
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Correct Answer: (d)
Q38. In a △ABC, ∠A = x°, ∠B = (3x – 2)°, ∠C = y°. Also ∠C – ∠B = 9°. The sum of the greatest and the smallest angles of this triangle is
(a) 107°
(b) 135°
(c) 155°
(d) 145°
Correct Answer: (a) 107°
Q39. If sec θ + tan θ = p, then tan θ is
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Correct Answer: (b)
Q40. The base BC of an equilateral △ABC lies on the y-axis. The co-ordinates of C are (0, –3). If the origin is the mid-point of the base BC, what are the co-ordinates of A and B?
(a) A (√3, 0), B(0, 3)
(b) A (±3√3, 0), B(3, 0)
(c) A (±3√3, 0), B(0, 3)
(d) A (–√3, 0), B(3, 0)
Correct Answer: (c) A (±3√3, 0), B(0, 3)
SECTION – C | 2021 CBSE Class 10 Board Exam Paper Answer Key
Case Study-I
A book store shopkeeper gives books on rent for reading. He has variety of books in his store related to fiction, stories and quizzes etc. He takes a fixed charge for the first two days and an additional charge for subsequent day. Amruta paid ₹ 22 for a book and kept for 6 days; while Radhika paid ₹ 16 for keeping the book for 4 days.
Assume that the fixed charge be ₹ x and additional charge (per day) be ₹ y.
Based on the above information, answer any four of the following questions :
Q41. The situation of amount paid by Radhika, is algebraically represented by
(a) x – 4y = 16
(b) x + 4y = 16
(c) x – 2y = 16
(d) x + 2y = 16
Correct Answer: (d) x + 2y = 16
Q42. The situation of amount paid by Amruta, is algebraically represented by
(a) x – 2y = 11
(b) x – 2y = 22
(c) x + 4y = 22
(d) x – 4y = 11
Correct Answer: (c) x + 4y = 22
Q43. What are the fixed charges for a book?
(a) ₹ 9
(b) ₹ 10
(c) ₹ 13
(d) ₹ 15
Correct Answer: (b) ₹ 10
Q44. What are the additional charges for each subsequent day for a book?
(a) ₹ 6
(b) ₹ 5
(c) ₹ 4
(d) ₹ 3
Correct Answer: (d) ₹ 3
Q45. What is the total amount paid by both, if both of them have kept the book for 2 more days?
(a) ₹ 35
(b) ₹ 52
(c) ₹ 50
(d) ₹ 58
Correct Answer: (c) ₹ 50
Case Study – II
A farmer has a field in the shape of trapezium, whose map with scale 1 cm = 20 m, is given below :
The field is divided into four parts by joining the opposite vertices.
Based on the above information, answer any four of the following questions :
Q46. The two triangular regions AOB and COD are
(a) Similar by AA criterion
(b) Similar by SAS criterion
(c) Similar by RHS criterion
(d) Not similar
Correct Answer: (a) Similar by AA criterion
Q47. The ratio of the area of the △AOB to the area of △COD, is
(a) 4 : 1
(b) 1 : 4
(c) 1 : 2
(d) 2 : 1
Correct Answer: (b) 1 : 4
Q48. If the ratio of the perimeter of △AOB to the perimeter of △COD would have been 1 : 4, then
(a) AB = 2 CD
(b) AB = 4 CD
(c) CD = 2 AB
(d) CD = 4 AB
Correct Answer: (d) CD = 4 AB
Q49. If in △s AOD and BOC,
(a) △AOD ~ △BOC
(b) △AOD ~ △BCO
(c) △ADO ~ △BCO
(d) △ODA ~ △OBC
Correct Answer: (b) △AOD ~ △BCO
Q50. If the ratio of areas of two similar triangles AOB and COD is 1 : 4, then which of the following statements is true?
(a) The ratio of their perimeters is 3 : 4.
(b) The corresponding altitudes have a ratio 1 : 2.
(c) The medians have a ratio 1 : 4.
(d) The angle bisectors have a ratio 1 : 16.
Correct Answer: (b) The corresponding altitudes have a ratio 1 : 2.
That’s the end of the paper and the answer key. Hope the exams are going well for you. How much did you score in this one? Do let us know in the comments below. Best Wishes for the rest of your exams!
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